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07/04/2009:
Norwegian Black Metallers Slagmaur, who recently inked a 3-album deal with Osmose to re-release their earlier albums "Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler", as well as their new album "Von Rov Shelter", have today released the front cover artwork for "Von Rov Shelter."
check it at : Web Site: www.slagmaur.com
The band issued the following statement about the artwork:
"The entire artwork for the album is the work of photographer and graphic artist Tine Marie Lund Kristensen and artist Robert Hoyem, and is based on a concept Slagmaur's founder, General Gribbsphiiser. The front cover is a representation of Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper", and the set itself took three weeks to build and light in order to capture the feel of the original as faithfully as possible.
"There, however, the similarity ends, with the figures of Christ and the Apostles being replaced by band members, friends and fictional characters in the guise of various satanic characters, and biblical or historical figures. THORNS Snorre W Ruch takes on the role of Cain, Åtselgribb is Judas Iscariot, Freddy Krueger is Nero, Bzilla is Legion, Krush is Belial, General Gribbsphiiser and Lilith are themselves.
"Von Rov Shelter", which is already receiving critical praise from pre-release listenings, is expected to be released on Osmose later this year, whilst "Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler" will be released shortly."

23/02/2009:
SLAGMAUR's "Von Rov Shelter" To Be Released on Osmose
Reclusive Norwegian Black Metallers SLAGMAUR have confirmed that they have signed with Osmose Productions for the release of their forthcoming album "Von Rov Shelter". This follows on from an earlier announcement that the band had signed with Osmose for the re-release of two of their previous albums "Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler".
"Von Rov Shelter", which means "Lair of the Beast" in Norwegian, was composed in much the same way as the 18^th Century classical pieces, and has been over a year in the making, due to the painstaking work that goes into the approach that the band takes with its music in order to create a sinister, multi-layered sound. Standard rock instruments have been combined with classical instrument such as cellos and double basses, which SLAGMAUR's mastermind, General Gribbsphiiser, learned to play especially for the album.
The album's artwork was conceived by Gribbsphiiser to illustrate the lyrics of each song, working together with photographer and graphic artist Tine Marie Lund Kristensen, artist Robert Hoyem and seven actors, including the band themselves and Snorre W Ruch from the band THORNS, to produce the images he had envisaged. The front cover itself was shot following three weeks of preparation to build and light a set replicating Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "The Last Supper", but, as is usual with this band, there is a sinister twist to the whole thing that will be revealed when the artwork is finished.
Contributing to the lyrics on "Von Rov Shelter" is Thomas B Whitaker, an inmate on Death Row at the Polunsky Unit, in Livingstone, Texas. The band's manager had this to say about Whitaker's participation in the project: "Gribbsphiiser had been working out the concept for the lyrics, and was researching some material on the net, when he came across Whitaker's website. He was struck by Whitaker's ability to write prose, and express how it feels to be experiencing life from the perspective of someone who has to confront the enormity of what they have done, and face the consequences. Whitaker had never written any lyrics before, but he was willing to try, and when the band read them, they found them to be what they were looking for. They are used exactly as he wrote them, with no editing. As is inevitable when you are dealing with a prison system though, letters go "astray" in both directions, and unfortunately not as many lyrics as the band were intending to use actually arrived, so the whole concept had to be adjusted slightly". It is anticipated that "Von Rov Shelter" will be released in April, and more information about SLAGMAUR can be found on the band's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/slagmaur.

SLAGMAUR Information: 
SLAGMAUR on MySpace: www.myspace.com/slagmaur
SLAGMAUR Web Site: www.slagmaur.com
Management, Press & PR: Patricia Thomas www.myspace.com/viewfromthebacksofmirrors or patriciathomas@btinternet.com

05/01/2009:
Osmose Productions have signed Norwegian Black Metallers SLAGMAUR for a two-album deal that will see the re-release of two of the band's earlier albums: "Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler".
Commenting on the signing, Patricia Thomas, the UK-based manager of the notoriously reclusive band, who come from a remote part of Norway and who prefer to remain detached from the Black Metal scene, confirmed that the band had been approached by several labels in respect of their back catalogue: "The band have always been adamant that they themselves retain complete control over every aspect of their output.  Osmose was able to appreciate the benefits of allowing SLAGMAUR to continue working in a way that has proved to be very successful so far, and both band and label felt comfortable with each other".
"Svin" and "Skrekk Lich Kunstler" are due to be released on Osmose during 2009, and artist Robert Hoyem, who has produced some startling work for the band, has been commissioned to prepare new artwork for "Svin". 

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